Press Room

For members of the press and media interested in learning more about Humantech and our ergonomics solutions, the press room is the place to start. Download a press kit or review some of our current articles.


Articles
Date Title
02/12/08 Surviving Work: A Guide to Ergonomics at the Office and in the Field
Buildings Magazine
With basic knowledge about risky work behaviors and ergonomic workstation design, facilities professionals can help both computer-bound tenants/occupants and their on-the-job employees avoid work-related injuries.
01/30/08 The 30-Inch View - How to Connect Lean Thinking with Ergonomics
Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation
Ergonomics can be a powerful accelerator of Lean, benefiting both safety managers and production leaders.
01/15/08 Revitalizing Your Ergonomics Program
Occupational Health & Safety
C-Level Ergonomics - Determining the strengths and weaknesses of your ergonomics program.
09/07/07 Pizza Shop Ergonomics
Pizza Today
Humantech's ergonomist provides tips for create a comfortable workplace for your employees.
09/05/07 A Safer Way to Manufacture
IndustryWeek Online
Goodyear Tire & Rubber sees 50% drop in injury rates with new program introduced by Humantech.
08/27/07 Ergonomics at Work
Akron Beacon Journal
Humantech helps Goodyear to reduce injuries in factories.
08/01/07 Driving Continuous Improvement in Plant Safety
Occupational Hazards
Adopting a 30-Inch View of people and performance can lead to dramatic reductions in injury rates and significant gains in profitability, while creating a culture of respectful employee engagement.
07/15/07 Narrowing the Lean Viewpoint
Plant Engineering, Cover Story
A 30-Inch View of Manufacturing will Improve Productivity and Quality.
07/10/07 ASSE - Ergonomics at Goodyear
Occupational Hazards
After eliminating more than 3,600 ergonomic risks at its facilities, Akron, Ohio-based Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has learned some valuable lessons. Among those lessons, in the words of consultant Walter Rostykus, CSP, CIH, CPE, vice president of Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Humantech Inc.: "We found that about 80 percent of the [ergonomic] problems could be solved with very low-cost, simple solutions."
Press Releases
Date Title
04/09/08 New Ergonomic Design Handbook Offers Guidelines to Reduce Injuries and Improve Productivity
The Handbook of Ergonomic Design Guidelines, published by Humantech, leaders in the field of workplace improvement, provides the data needed to design and maintain a world-class work environment. The full-color handbook offers specific, practical, and application-oriented guidelines.
02/01/08 Humantech Introduces New Lean Seminar, More Locations in Spring Public Ergonomics Training Series
Humantech's spring seminar series takes a 30-Inch View — examining the intersection between people, work, and their environment - to help health and safety staff, engineers, facilities managers, and ergonomics committees gain the skills and tools needed to make practical, cost-effective workplace improvements.
01/31/08 Gerdau Ameristeel Facility Wins the Inaugural Humantech Find It - Fix It Challenge
Gerdau Ameristeel wins Humantech's first Find It - Fix It Challenge, which celebrates companies that embrace a 30-Inch View of their people and performance. Genie Industries and Denso receive honorable mentions.
09/12/07 Humantech is One of Michigan's Cool Places to Work Again!
Humantech, Inc. was named, for the second time in a row, one of Michigan's "Cool Places to Work" in the competition held by Crain's Business News. Humantech ranked 2nd out of 20 companies in its category
07/17/07 People Matter. Hair Doesn't.
Humantech Cuts Hair for Charities

The hair at Humantech, Inc. is a whole lot shorter these days. Eleven employees raised money and cut their hair for charity.
Ann Arbor News, August 4, 2007
07/12/07 Humantech Announces Ergonomics College Scholarship Program
Humantech, Inc. is pleased to announce that it is launching a scholarship program, which will assist qualified students in the pursuit of ergonomics-related degrees. Through the new program, three $1,500 scholarships will be awarded each fall
Facility Safety Management, July 2007
07/11/07 Fall Series of Ergonomics Seminars Targets Improving Productivity and Reducing Workplace Injuries
Humantech, Inc. has announced the fall schedule of its popular series of ergonomics seminars. Health and safety staff, engineers, facilities managers, and ergonomics committees can learn to maximize the benefits of an ergonomics process from Humantech's experienced, board certified ergonomists.
05/24/07 Humantech Wins Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility
Humantech was named a winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, distinguishing them as one of the top practitioners of workplace flexibility in the nation.
Professional Safety Magazine, August 2007, pg. 20
03/06/07 Humantech Inc. Recommends a '30-inch view' SM of Business
Humantech Inc. announces the introduction of the "30-inch view SM of business," a new approach to business performance improvement, Lean manufacturing, operational excellence and employee engagement. The Company has hired Keith R. Bossey as business development manager to introduce the methodology to corporate executives, operations managers and Lean champions.
02/12/07 Learn to Optimize Lean Manufacturing and Ergonomics at Humantech's Lean Ergonomics Seminars
Eliminating waste at the work station level is the key to successful lean manufacturing and ergonomics initiatives. Humantech, Inc. offers two-day seminars to help companies harness the power of Human Performance Ergonomic to optimize both lean manufacturing and ergonomics
Podcasts
Date Title
07/05/07 Better Process Podcast
Hear Mike Wynn, Humantech Vice President, explain how Humantech helps companies engage employees in finding and fixing barriers in the workplace. 9:54
Press Contact

Additional resources, interviews, expert quotes, and speaking engagements can be arranged by contacting:

Kelly Robertson
Marketing Communications Specialist

Humantech
1161 Oak Valley Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Tel: 734.663.3330, ext. 132
Fax: 734.663.7747
E-mail Kelly